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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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